Slava watches
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Slava (Russian: Cлава, meaning "Glory") watches were classic "civil" Russian watches. The Slava factory (known originally as the Second Moscow Watch Factory) was the second non-military watchmaker established in the Soviet Union, in 1924. The watches of this brand have always been intended for civilian consumption, without military or aerospace pretensions.
History
In 1919, the Soviet Union bought and imported two watch factories from the USA to start its own watchmaking industry. The first, Moscow's first watchmaking factory, produced Poljot watches. The second, also in Moscow, started production of watches in 1931, which became the Slava brand of watches during the 1950s. Starting in 1985, under the Gorbachev era, the brand manufactured models for the political party.[1]
In January 2006, the Slava factory and its site were sold for retail development. By 2010 the factory had been demolished for new real estate projects. The brand has been taken over by the municipality of Moscow in a debt swap.
In popular culture
In the 2016 film Glory (original title Slava), set in contemporary Bulgaria, the protagonist's Slava watch with an engraving from his father plays a key role in the plot.[2]
References
- ^ Étienne, Christian; Theurillat, Sébastien. "Les manufactures russes" (PDF). Cliniquehorlogere.ch (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Allan Hunter (8 August 2016). "'Glory': Locarno Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.